Marcus Stroman
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 7" 180LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 1, #22, Toronto Blue Jays | Duke
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 6 7 3.50 25 25 0 138.2 119 1.15
2023 10 9 3.95 27 25 0 136.2 119 1.26
2024 10 9 4.31 30 29 1 154.2 113 1.47
10 Seasons 87 85 3.72 261 252 2 1,458.1 1,204 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 25 6-7 3.50 138.2 119 1.15
2023 27 10-9 3.95 136.2 119 1.26
2024 30 10-9 4.31 154.2 113 1.47
10 Seasons 261 87-85 3.72 1,458.1 1,204 1.28
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 24 373 78 2 2.6 1.9 87.8 111.1 -1.8 30.8 .236 .326 .248 .278 .305 29.5 17.5 5.8 1.67 3.17
2016 25 3102 630 31 4.9 3.6 90.4 115.8 0.5 26.5 .257 .387 .312 .306 .352 41.9 19.4 6.3 4.37 3.93
2017 26 3140 602 30 5.0 3.6 88.7 118.3 0.6 24.3 .263 .394 .310 .314 .357 38.6 19.7 7.4 3.09 4.24
2018 27 1707 334 21 6.3 4.7 89.4 117.2 0.9 25.4 .260 .396 .330 .323 .355 40.4 17.1 8.0 5.54 4.45
2019 28 3047 555 23 4.1 3.0 88.2 113.9 5.6 27.2 .242 .370 .299 .292 .334 35.6 20.5 7.5 3.22 3.72
2021 30 2741 521 34 6.5 4.7 89.1 112.4 6.3 33.6 .262 .418 .284 .318 .380 42.0 21.7 5.9 3.02 4.30
2022 31 2181 410 27 6.6 4.7 89.0 113.0 7.0 32.0 .254 .389 .291 .308 .360 40.7 20.9 6.3 3.50 3.94
2023 32 2203 401 20 5.0 3.5 90.3 117.5 3.0 30.7 .264 .387 .285 .318 .361 41.4 20.7 9.0 3.95 4.27
2024 33 2667 493 33 6.7 4.9 89.3 116.8 9.9 35.5 .271 .430 .341 .340 .370 40.2 16.7 8.9 4.31 4.94
Player 21161 4024 221 5.5 4.0 89.2 118.3 4.0 29.2 .258 .395 .305 .313 .357 39.8 19.7 7.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Stroman relies on 7 pitches.
Sinker
(35.1%) ,
Cutter
(18.3%) ,
Slider
(16.0%) ,
Slurve
(13.9%) ,
Split Finger
(11.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(3.2%) ,
Curveball
(2.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 64.1 10.3 23.1 2.6 42.3 37.2 16.7 1.3 57.7 11.5 19.2 6.4 2.6 1.9
2016 61.6 13.2 22.2 3.0 38.6 39.5 21.9 3.0 48.6 11.9 24.1 5.7 4.9 3.6
2017 63.0 12.6 21.4 3.0 25.1 47.7 25.7 4.0 47.0 13.1 25.6 4.2 5.0 3.6
2018 63.8 13.8 20.1 2.4 41.0 39.2 19.2 3.6 47.9 13.2 24.6 3.9 6.3 4.7
2019 53.9 17.8 23.1 5.2 36.2 38.2 25.6 3.1 42.5 19.1 24.3 5.8 4.1 3.0
2021 52.6 20.0 24.6 2.9 37.2 37.4 25.3 7.3 37.6 17.3 25.0 6.0 6.5 4.7
2022 52.0 18.8 22.9 6.3 36.1 40.0 23.9 4.6 39.8 18.0 26.1 4.9 6.6 4.7
2023 57.4 16.2 24.2 2.2 40.1 36.9 22.9 1.7 44.9 15.2 26.7 6.0 5.0 3.5
2024 49.9 23.3 22.1 4.7 37.3 40.4 22.3 3.4 34.3 20.5 27.6 6.5 6.7 4.9
Player 57.0 16.7 22.6 3.7 36.1 40.1 23.5 3.8 43.2 15.9 25.3 5.4 5.5 4.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sinker NYY R 933 90.0 30.5 2.4 9.9ARM -4.8 3.2 4.1 9.9ARM -4.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 84 89.9 22.9 -3.6 6.5ARM -2.7 10.9 -4.9 6.5ARM -1.0
2024 Slurve NYY R 369 82.2 41.8 -1.9 15.7GLV 0.3 -1.1 -3.5 15.7GLV 0.5
2024 Curveball NYY R 69 76.2 53.6 0.6 15.2GLV 1.5 -5.9 -4.0 15.2GLV 5.8
2024 Slider NYY R 424 85.3 39.6 2.8 4.5GLV -1.5 -2.2 3.8 4.5GLV -0.6
2024 Cutter NYY R 485 88.1 29.2 -1.9 1.0GLV -0.8 5.8 -2.5 1.0GLV -1.7
2024 Split-Finger NYY R 293 83.3 35.8 -1.1 14.9ARM 1.7 3.9 -1.3 14.9ARM 4.3
2023 Cutter CHC R 206 89.7 29.5 -4.0 1.4GLV 0.4 4.3 -3.7 1.4GLV -1.2
2023 Slider CHC R 111 86.1 41.1 5.7 4.6GLV 0.1 -4.5 6.0 4.6GLV -0.7
2023 Split-Finger CHC R 164 86.6 34.6 -0.9 13.8ARM 1.4 1.7 1.6 13.8ARM 2.8
2023 Slurve CHC R 486 84.6 37.7 -1.3 13.3GLV -0.1 0.4 -3.9 13.3GLV -1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 177 92.0 17.0 0.1 6.7ARM -2.1 15.3 -0.5 6.7ARM -0.7
2023 Sinker CHC R 987 91.4 29.7 3.9 10.9ARM -4.2 2.7 4.8 10.9ARM -4.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Sinker 0.0 0 933 35.0 229 .306 .466 .406 12.0 10.5 13.3 .289 .431 .366 44.4
2024 Cutter 0.4 2 485 18.2 117 .296 .519 .376 18.7 12.8 13.2 .293 .467 .350 41.5
2024 Slider -2.5 -11 424 15.9 146 .258 .386 .325 27.2 28.1 18.0 .231 .369 .300 42.9
2024 Slurve -0.9 -3 369 13.8 70 .309 .515 .375 31.3 15.7 15.3 .316 .549 .379 43.9
2024 Split-Finger 0.3 1 293 11.0 72 .235 .309 .277 24.1 18.1 13.0 .265 .439 .335 25.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.3 -2 84 3.1 17 .455 .636 .553 25.9 23.5 13.3 .285 .472 .458 28.6
2024 Curveball 5.5 4 69 2.6 21 .000 .000 .033 26.5 23.8 15.2 .107 .165 .144 13.3
2023 Sinker 0.1 1 1,022 46.4 287 .245 .332 .331 14.6 13.6 21.2 .294 .411 .350 46.7
2023 Slurve 0.6 3 506 23.0 110 .240 .380 .302 30.1 30.9 22.4 .253 .411 .314 38.8
2023 Cutter 0.8 2 212 9.6 53 .260 .420 .315 24.2 20.8 21.2 .257 .425 .311 30.8
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 -1 181 8.2 46 .154 .256 .254 32.0 26.1 14.6 .161 .293 .267 29.6
2023 Split-Finger 0.2 0 169 7.7 40 .205 .308 .233 32.4 22.5 16.7 .250 .309 .252 33.3
2023 Slider 1.0 1 113 5.1 39 .184 .237 .221 32.2 35.9 18.2 .229 .288 .236 41.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Curveball 63 76.2 76 18.1 7:45 8:00 -15
2024 Cutter 472 88.1 28 5.5 12:30 11:30 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 84 89.9 60 12.3 1:15 1:15 0
2024 Split-Finger 268 83.3 79 16.0 1:45 2:45 -60
2024 Sinker 886 90.0 60 10.8 1:15 2:45 -90
2024 Slider 401 85.3 26 6.3 9:00 7:45 75
2024 Slurve 351 82.3 55 16.9 7:45 8:45 -60
2023 Cutter 203 89.6 23 4.5 12:00 11:00 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 177 92.0 74 16.3 1:15 12:45 30
2023 Split-Finger 144 86.6 78 14.9 1:45 3:00 -75
2023 Sinker 936 91.4 60 11.7 1:00 2:45 -105
2023 Slider 108 86.1 36 8.1 8:30 7:15 75
2023 Slurve 459 84.5 58 14.5 8:00 8:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 533 2,078 14 8 -9 -5 8
2015 187 658 7 8 -5 -1 9
2016 898 3,277 8 20 -10 -10 8
2017 827 3,130 6 47 -21 -11 21
2018 449 1,707 7 -5 -8 -6 -12
2019 772 3,045 21 29 -21 -13 16
2021 727 2,741 12 32 -13 -12 19
2022 569 2,181 6 17 -9 -5 9
2023 575 2,203 2 25 -13 -8 7
2024 672 2,657 -8 36 -20 -17 -9
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 373 57.4 59.8 87.5 24.5 64.1 42.6 67.0 44.8 18.0 9.1 76.5
2016 3,102 48.6 66.4 86.3 29.2 59.4 44.1 61.0 47.3 21.5 7.6 77.6
2017 3,140 47.4 66.4 86.1 24.6 52.8 42.4 58.6 44.5 23.6 7.2 76.1
2018 1,707 48.6 64.6 85.4 24.9 55.0 42.5 60.4 44.2 22.4 6.9 74.6
2019 3,047 44.8 65.2 84.4 28.8 56.8 42.4 56.8 45.1 24.7 6.1 80.0
2021 2,741 48.7 66.3 83.3 31.6 52.0 42.1 62.1 48.5 26.8 6.8 79.7
2022 2,181 49.1 63.3 86.3 29.0 57.8 43.6 66.8 45.9 22.4 7.8 76.5
2023 2,203 45.8 66.6 86.2 26.8 57.5 44.3 57.9 45.1 22.4 5.9 76.0
2024 2,667 43.7 66.4 88.7 26.5 61.5 40.1 59.1 43.9 20.4 5.9 77.8
Player 21,161 47.2 65.6 85.8 27.7 56.7 42.6 60.3 45.6 23.1 6.8 77.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 49 40 43
2016 56 36 57 73 58 19 71 5 4 38 75 34 54 51 62 75 25
2017 49 27 57 76 42 13 68 14 8 35 65 44 20 58 60 16
2018 32 22 46 66 32 36 51 18 10 16 53 35 16 40 73 13
2019 74 52 72 87 66 37 93 61 58 30 60 45 47 37 72 15
2021 40 21 36 52 50 13 68 41 25 35 84 54 84 25 67 15
2022 45 27 43 58 50 26 63 35 26 38 75 25 45 22 67 9
2023 45 23 62 82 26 44 88 17 34 32 40 23 24 15 69 6
2024 12 11 20 36 10 20 70 35 36 7 35 10 24 5 50 48 4
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.8 24 21.5 3 15 20 4 16.7
2017 22.6 21 17.5 4 6 18 5 23.8
2018 22.8 9 6.6 2 8 5 2 22.2
2019 23.9 18 14.2 4 8 16 3 16.7
2021 23.5 17 19.7 -3 8 15 7 41.2
2022 23.2 16 14.1 2 6 9 7 43.8
2023 22.7 9 7.3 2 5 7 2 22.2
2024 23.5 19 17.5 2 4 14 8 42.1
Player 23.1 133 118.4 15 60 104 38 28.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 24 21 12 25 23 19 22 23 15 17 20 25 23 21 20 24 13 18 23 25 21 16 31 27 21 21 23 32 25 24 15
2017 21 20 9 15 16 16 23 16 11 13 16 22 19 18 19 22 15 16 20 16 20 16 27 23 17 17 14 21 22 17 10
2018 9 7 5 7 6 7 8 5 6 4 5 7 10 4 5 9 5 5 7 9 7 8 9 8 3 4 6 9 11 7 6
2019 18 15 9 16 15 15 18 16 12 5 9 18 19 15 13 16 14 9 14 18 16 14 20 19 15 11 10 19 18 10 8
2021 17 23 18 18 21 20 21 23 14 16 17 18 22 18 19 21 21 22 16 21 20 24 21 22 19 19 19 22 19 18 18
2022 16 15 10 15 14 14 15 15 13 11 12 15 15 12 14 16 14 15 14 14 15 17 17 17 12 11 16 15 15 11 13
2023 9 6 6 5 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 5 9 6 7 8 10 5 9 8 8 7 11 12 6 6 6 8 10 8 7
2024 19 19 13 20 17 18 20 19 15 13 16 18 19 15 19 17 16 17 19 21 18 16 25 21 15 16 17 18 19 15 15
Player 133 126 82 121 119 115 134 123 92 85 102 128 136 109 116 133 108 107 122 132 125 118 161 149 108 105 111 144 139 110 92
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.2 92.0 -0.2 93.2 1.2 91.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 91.4 -- 91.7 0.3 91.2 -0.5 89.4 -1.8
Offspeed Velocity 85.1 85.2 0.1 82.6 -2.6 82.7 0.1 -- 4.3 -- -- 86.1 -- 87.0 0.9 86.6 -0.4 83.3 -3.3
Breaking Velocity 85.3 82.8 -2.5 85.8 3.0 84.9 -0.9 -- 0.5 -- -- 84.9 -- 84.9 0.0 84.9 0.0 83.3 -1.6
Exit Velocity 87.8 90.4 2.6 88.7 -1.7 89.4 0.7 -- -1.2 -- -- 89.1 -- 89.0 -0.1 90.3 1.3 89.3 -1.0
Launch Angle -1.8 0.5 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.3 -- 4.7 -- -- 6.3 -- 7.0 0.7 3.0 -4.0 9.9 6.9
Barrel % 2.6 4.9 2.3 5.0 0.1 6.3 1.3 -- -2.2 -- -- 6.5 -- 6.6 0.1 5.0 -1.6 6.7 1.7
Hard Hit % 29.5 41.9 12.4 38.6 -3.3 40.4 1.8 -- -4.8 -- -- 42.0 -- 40.7 -1.3 41.4 0.7 40.2 -1.2
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.8 26.5 -4.3 24.3 -2.2 25.4 1.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 33.6 -- 32.0 -1.6 30.7 -1.3 35.5 4.8
xBA .236 .257 0.021 .263 0.006 .260 -0.003 -- -0.018 -- -- .262 -- .254 -0.008 .264 0.010 .271 0.007
BA .208 .264 0.056 .264 0.000 .283 0.019 -- -0.026 -- -- .242 -- .234 -0.008 .231 -0.003 .277 0.046
xwOBA .278 .306 0.028 .314 0.008 .323 0.009 -- -0.031 -- -- .318 -- .308 -0.010 .318 0.010 .340 0.022
wOBA .248 .312 0.064 .310 -0.002 .330 0.020 -- -0.031 -- -- .284 -- .291 0.007 .285 -0.006 .341 0.056
xSLG .326 .387 0.061 .394 0.007 .396 0.002 -- -0.026 -- -- .418 -- .389 -0.029 .387 -0.002 .430 0.043
SLG .292 .407 0.115 .392 -0.015 .416 0.024 -- -0.032 -- -- .362 -- .377 0.015 .335 -0.042 .431 0.096
K% 17.5 19.4 1.9 19.7 0.3 17.1 -2.6 -- 3.4 -- -- 21.7 -- 20.9 -0.8 20.7 -0.2 16.7 -4.0
BB% 5.8 6.3 0.5 7.4 1.1 8.0 0.6 -- -0.5 -- -- 5.9 -- 6.3 0.4 9.0 2.7 8.9 -0.1
Swing % 44.8 47.3 2.5 44.5 -2.8 44.2 -0.3 -- 0.9 -- -- 48.5 -- 45.9 -2.6 45.1 -0.8 43.9 -1.2
Whiff% 18.0 21.5 3.5 23.6 2.1 22.4 -1.2 -- 2.3 -- -- 26.8 -- 22.4 -4.4 22.4 0.0 20.4 -2.0
In Zone % 57.4 48.6 -8.8 47.4 -1.2 48.6 1.2 -- -3.8 -- -- 48.7 -- 49.1 0.4 45.8 -3.3 43.7 -2.1
Out of Zone % 42.6 51.4 8.8 52.6 1.2 51.4 -1.2 -- 3.8 -- -- 51.3 -- 50.9 -0.4 54.2 3.3 56.3 2.1
Out of Zone Swing % 24.5 29.2 4.7 24.6 -4.6 24.9 0.3 -- 3.9 -- -- 31.6 -- 29.0 -2.6 26.8 -2.2 26.5 -0.3
First Pitch Swing % 27.2 27.5 0.3 25.3 -2.2 24.1 -1.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 32.5 -- 29.9 -2.6 24.9 -5.0 25.5 0.6
First Pitch Strike % 67.0 61.0 -6.0 58.6 -2.4 60.4 1.8 -- -3.6 -- -- 62.1 -- 66.8 4.7 57.9 -8.9 59.1 1.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 836 .306 413 4 1.0 423 82 19.4
2017 Shifts 828 .307 441 0 0.0 387 23 5.9
2018 Shifts 449 .330 215 0 0.0 234 21 9.0
2019 Shifts 773 .299 370 11 3.0 403 45 11.2
2021 Shifts 727 .284 365 152 41.6 362 215 59.4
2022 Shifts 566 .291 284 76 26.8 282 179 63.5
2023 Shades 555 .280 253 3 1.2 302 148 49.0
2024 Shades 651 .345 339 0 0.0 312 244 78.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2014 687 15.2 46.6% 1.5% 302 21.0 0.7% 4.0%
2015 124 15.2 46.8% 5.6% 57 20.0 19.3% 8.8%
2016 942 15.9 40.8% 2.3% 499 21.2 9.2% 11.2%
2017 1044 15.9 36.9% 2.1% 492 21.3 0.2% 6.3%
2018 509 16.1 37.9% 0.8% 335 22.6 0.6% 6.6%
2019 975 17.1 21.8% 2.4% 467 24.5 0.0% 12.4%
2021 862 17.6 18.9% 2.6% 356 24.4 0.0% 14.3%
2022 706 16.5 29.7% 1.1% 322 21.3 0.3% 5.0%
2023 660 14.8 53.5% 0.0% 344 19.1 1.5% 0.0%
2024 751 13.9 71.9% 0.3% 496 17.9 4.6% 0.4%

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Pitch Distribution